Andrew Sullivan says journalists should be talking about Trump's mental health (CNN interview)

[Amaryllis]

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Excellent interview/video and article- Well worth watching. He comes across as highly credible and articulate. A very positive sign that CNN is airing this. The interview was prompted by Sullivan's article, The Madness of King Donald, which they mention. I'm sure CNN will get a lot of flack, and probably at least several tweets:

"Andrew Sullivan says it's time for journalists to talk publicly about President Trump's "mental stability."

"To have such an unstable figure, incapable of accepting reality, at the center of the world, is an extremely dangerous thing," Sullivan said in an interview for Sunday's "Reliable Sources" on CNN.

Sullivan's view is that the president is exhibiting "bonkers" behavior -- and that if they tip toe around it, journalists are doing the public a disservice.

Sullivan, a pioneering blogger who is now a contributing editor to New York magazine, recently started what he's calling a "weekly diary." His first entry addressed what he called "the obvious question of the president's mental and psychological health."

"I know we're not supposed to bring this up — but it is staring us brutally in the face," Sullivan wrote.

More:
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/12/media/andrew-sullivan-donald-trump-mental-health/index.html?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial

[doc03]

1. It's about time someone went there nt

[Hortensis]

13. A bunch already have. This is the most gutless version I've seen

yet. But at least it mentions the subject.

Fwiw, over the past couple years a number of public figures have flatly come out and spoken in public of this man's obvious personality disorder. Like Gary Trudeau, who also has documented his bizarre behaviors in over 30 years of cartoons.

[JenniferJuniper]

2. Here is Andrew's non-blog

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/02/andrew-sullivan-the-madness-of-king-donald.html

[Amaryllis]

3. The article you linked to, "The Madness of King Donald", is what prompted CNN to interview him.

Great article, but what is even greater is that CNN interviewed him about it, and he is fantastic on the interview.

[JenniferJuniper]

8. Of course, the interviewer was an ass

but I've been waiting for Andrew to speak up, and yes, I'm glad CNN had him on.

Sullivan is a conservative Catholic and I disagree with him about 50% of the time. But he is honest and sincere and I have no doubt this nightmare is doing a number on him as well.

[Phoenix61]

4. It's kind of the elephant in the room

It's pretty obvious there is something seriously wrong with Twitler, whether it's a mental health issue, dementia, or that he is so compromised by Russia he can't tell the truth not talking about it won't make it go away.

[oasis]

5. I wonder if Pence's close friends and talk about it. He'll benefit

big time when Trump steps down. I'd imagine there would be a whispering campaign to take Trump's obnoxious ass down.

[Amaryllis]

6. I wonder if Pence talks about it. I also wonder how Pence feels about Bannon.

[oasis]

7. Pence has to keep it to himself. Remember, he's supposed to be

the type who is above any cloak and dagger stuff. He's beholden to Trump for picking him to be his VP. If I was learned that he acted behind the scenes to bring Trump down, he'd be ruined as well.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

9. Sullivan will have to be on camera and not in writing for 45 to notice.

Seriously. He'll never get wind of this if it's not on the screen.

[AnOldFriend]

10. We miss Sully

I know people criticised the Daily Dish at the time, but he was sorely missed before and after the election. We need him back, if only because he expressed a rare viewpoint - gay Christian conservatism - and did so sensibly and articulately.

[pansypoo53219]

11. why not ask if turnip is stupid? WHY can't he accept he did not win th epop vote because illegal

votes, his inaugeration was not packed. it RAINED too. WTF. he beleives? relity can't be based on DELUSIONS.

[Vinca]

12. Just copied it to read later in the Trump Library (the bathroom).